Distribution of wages and salaries in the national economy in December 2025
In December 2025, the median monthly gross wage and salary increased by 6.4% in nominal terms compared with November 2025, while it increased by 8.8% in nominal terms compared with the corresponding month of the previous year. During the same period, the average monthly gross wage and salary increased by 8.2% in nominal terms compared with November 2025, and by 7.8% in nominal terms compared with December 2024.
The median gross wage and salary in the national economy in December 2025 was PLN 7 907.20. It means that half of the employees received a wage or salary not higher than this amount, and the other half received a wage or salary not lower than this amount. The median wage and salary varied depending on sex – among men it was PLN 8 027.85 (101.5% of the total value), while among women it was PLN 7 783.00 (98.4% of the total value). In the public sector, the median wage and salary was PLN 9 857.96 (which was 124.7% of the total value), while in the private sector it was PLN 6 895.00 – 87.2% of the total value. Taking the employees’ age into account, the highest median wage and salary was in the 45-54 age group – PLN 8 305.53 (105.0% of the total value), while the lowest was in the 24-or-under age group – PLN 6 077.85 (76.9% of the total value). In turn, in terms of entity size, the highest median wage and salary was recorded in entities with 1 000 or more employed persons – PLN 9 578.35 (121.1% of the total value), and the lowest in entities with 9 or fewer employed persons – PLN 4 666.00 (59.0% of the total value).